Building a Community of Practice

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Beyond the Innovators

• Building a Community of Practice

Nicola van den Berg Chris Hall Swansea
University
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What does e-learning mean to your institution?
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We listened to what people had to say?
They said.
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So, what is e-learning?
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There was good work but in isolation.
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There wasnt much communication or sharing.
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As a result an idea began to form.
..to build a community of practice.
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groups of people who share a concern or a
passion for something they do and learn how to do
it better as they interact regularly.
Etienne Wenger
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Who could be part of an initial group of members
for an e-learning community at your institution?
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Started with a core group of learning
technologists.
which evolved and grew over time
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lunch learn
guidelines
blog
strategy
discuss
challenge
podcast
wiki
e-learning cakes
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Of the tools mentioned what could you use to
build a similar community?
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So, what have we learned?
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Maybe nobody goes to your web site because its
all about you.
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The community needs to be built by the community.
Learning by doing.
Learning by making
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Technology Last
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collaboration
relationships
The community is about.
sharing
social
openness of opinions